ALBANY, New York - The fight to legalize mixed martial arts in New York - the last state to prohibit cage matches with small gloves - resumed Tuesday with legislation advancing out of committee and some lawmakers advocating a special fund for brain-damaged fighters.]]>

CHICAGO - After practice the previous day, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said his teammates were capable of stepping up and "filling the void" created by the loss of injured leading scorer Patrick Kane.]]>

NEW YORK - Mats Zuccarello has enjoyed plenty of winning nights at Madison Square Garden. Now he can rest easy that he'll be sticking around for a while.]]>

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:08:40 -0500Flames dealing with loss of Giordano at trade deadlinehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/49719b34dddc4180b44bf1f396257a0b/HKN--Flames-Trading-Deadlinehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/49719b34dddc4180b44bf1f396257a0b/HKN--Flames-Trading-DeadlineCALGARY, Alberta - Dealing with the news of a season-ending injury to defenseman Mark Giordano but with Calgary in a playoff spot, Brad Treliving's first NHL trade deadline as general manager of the Flames was unique.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:54:10 -0500Blues add depth, deal for Jokinen, Michalek, Bortuzzohttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0316757635f445869fe3e1d7d6b1fea9/HKN--Blues-Trade-Deadlinehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0316757635f445869fe3e1d7d6b1fea9/HKN--Blues-Trade-DeadlineST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues made three deals before the trade deadline, none of them game-changers.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:47:42 -0500Pekovic out for Wolves against Clippers,http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/99aaa162385e4b35a6c146a27ce5de29/BKN--Clippers-Timberwolves-Injurieshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/99aaa162385e4b35a6c146a27ce5de29/BKN--Clippers-Timberwolves-Injuries

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - NASCAR did not have its finest weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where the follow-up to the Daytona 500 began with the theft of a race car and a parked SUV rolling into Denny Hamlin's motorhome.]]>

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:09:32 -0500Tigers SS Iglesias back on field in win over Fla Southernhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0e232f745ce84cfc8f8f80b4fd5f98ab/BBO--Florida-Southern-Tigershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0e232f745ce84cfc8f8f80b4fd5f98ab/BBO--Florida-Southern-TigersLAKELAND, Florida - Detroit shortstop Jose Iglesias played in his first game in more than a year, and the Tigers beat Florida Southern 12-2 Monday at spring training.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:03:12 -0500Joe Gibbs Racing picks 3 drivers for Busch's Xfinity carhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a25470c9aba243dcbc6bd31bc14608e2/CAR--NASCAR-Kyle-Busch-Replacementshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a25470c9aba243dcbc6bd31bc14608e2/CAR--NASCAR-Kyle-Busch-ReplacementsCHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Joe Gibbs Racing has planned for at least 14 Xfinity Series races that Kyle Busch will miss as he continues to recover from a broken right leg and broken left foot.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:35:26 -0500After 2 surgeries, D-Backs' Hudson cherishes spring traininghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/abe947048e8c40bdb649bab0d311dd8e/BBN--Diamondbacks-Hudsonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/abe947048e8c40bdb649bab0d311dd8e/BBN--Diamondbacks-Hudson

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - For most major leaguers, spring training is dreadful monotony.]]>

DALLAS - Tyson Chandler and Chandler Parsons will miss Monday night's game against New Orleans because of injuries, leaving the Mavericks without two of their frontcourt starters for the second straight game.]]>

JUPITER, Florida - Adam Wainwright bumped fists and smiled following a short bullpen session on Monday, the first since straining his abdominal muscle a week ago.]]>

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:53:13 -0500Rockies turn to Hundley, son of a coach, to guide pitchershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bd4158be5553448b85784640f26be0b9/BBN--Rockies-Hundleyhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bd4158be5553448b85784640f26be0b9/BBN--Rockies-Hundley

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Nick Hundley started last season in San Diego, finished it in Baltimore and then signed with Colorado.]]>

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:48:52 -0500Phillies' Utley likely out of first week of spring gameshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/aad4c76bc2f24c9cbd52d42a7dbe21b1/BBN--Phillies-Utleyhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/aad4c76bc2f24c9cbd52d42a7dbe21b1/BBN--Phillies-UtleyCLEARWATER, Florida - Second baseman Chase Utley will not play in the Philadelphia Phillies' Grapefruit League opener Tuesday, and he says he isn't likely to see game action this week while coming back from a right ankle injury.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:30:11 -0500Injured wrestler inspires Parkston team to state titlehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4a8fe40eb8c146f68c933353a022267d/WRE--Injured-Wrestler-Inspireshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4a8fe40eb8c146f68c933353a022267d/WRE--Injured-Wrestler-InspiresRAPID CITY, South Dakota - Austin Bertram was terrified that he had lost the use of his legs.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:56:28 -0500More woes for Inzaghi: Montolivo and De Jong injuredhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/87de9d11e9a84788a77b3c0fd06639f9/SOC--AC-Milan-Injurieshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/87de9d11e9a84788a77b3c0fd06639f9/SOC--AC-Milan-InjuriesMILAN - AC Milan has lost key midfielders Riccardo Montolivo and Nigel de Jong to injury, adding to the woes of embattled coach Filippo Inzaghi.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:03:10 -0500Marin Cilic to miss Croatia's Davis Cup tie against Serbiahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2b6706b2cc3f4ba598435cf29319f074/TEN--Davis-Cup-Cilic-Outhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2b6706b2cc3f4ba598435cf29319f074/TEN--Davis-Cup-Cilic-OutKRALJEVO, Serbia - Marin Cilic has failed to recover from injury and will miss Croatia's Davis Cup tie against Serbia next weekend.]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:39:05 -0500